Accidents - Year 1999 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151,378
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 10,999	Stairs or steps: 10,011
Bicycles or accessories: 9,506	Knives: 6,980
Beds: 4,054	Football: 3,661
Fences or fence posts: 3,480	Chairs: 3,283
Softball: 3,244	Hot water: 3,188
Knives with replaceable blades: 2,774	Chain saws: 2,719
Basketball: 2,662	Tables: 2,466
All-terrain vehicles: 2,437	Snow skiing: 2,423
Exercise: 2,208	Soccer: 2,053
Bathtubs or showers: 1,991	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,989
Ladders: 1,973	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,857
Tableware and accessories: 1,819	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,687
Rugs or carpets: 1,636	Horseback riding: 1,487
Wheelchairs: 1,379	Baseball: 1,257
Portable circular power saws: 1,228	Water skiing: 1,219
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,161	Fishing: 1,046
Other Irons: 977	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 974
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 936	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 922
Trampolines: 885	Doors: 859
Toilets: 824	Slides or sliding boards: 746
Containers: 743	In-line skating: 710
Windows or window glass: 659	Ceilings and walls: 613
Razors or shavers: 612	Ball sports: 595
Scissors: 580	Saws: 561
Swimming: 556	Snowmobiles: 551
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 541	Surfing: 537
Drinking glasses: 537	House repair or construction materials: 532
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 528	Benches: 527
Swings or swing sets: 518	Bags: 517
Lawn mowers: 508	Furniture: 491
Cookware: 490	Weight lifting: 488
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 482	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 482
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 454	Go-carts: 446
Counters or countertops: 441	Ice hockey: 439
Other toys: 437	Sleds: 428
Footwear: 410	BBs or pellets: 408
Pipes: 391	Track and field: 387
Rope or string: 376	Hockey: 368
Exercise equipment: 364	Power saws: 360
Poles: 344	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 342
Minibikes, powered: 342	Riding power lawn mowers: 335
Snow boarding: 330	Nail guns or stud drivers: 329
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 324	Pruning or trimming equipment: 313
Bunk beds: 313	Bowling: 311
Golf: 294	Mirrors or mirror glass: 290
Roller skating: 285	Telephones or telephone accessories: 268
Elevators or other lifts: 266	Gymnastics: 265
Air conditioners: 257	Martial arts: 253
Wrestling: 252	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 250
Playground equipment: 248	Golf carts: 248
Amusement attractions: 248	Bleachers: 246
Other playground equipment: 234	Vacuum cleaners: 234
Skateboards: 232	Televisions: 231
Wire: 228	Tennis: 227
Other unpowered garden tools: 227	Cheerleading: 224
Screen doors: 222	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 219
Dancing: 215	Step stools: 212
Skating: 207	Metal containers: 206
Treehouses or playhouses: 205	Grills: 205
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 204	Buckets or pails: 204
Fireworks: 199	Coffee makers or teapots: 192
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 187	Radiators: 179
Ice skating: 178	Other power saws: 175
Refrigerators: 173	Clothes dryers: 166
Bedsprings or bedframes: 165	Fans: 165
Plastic bags: 161	Carts: 159
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 157	Cardboard products: 156
Day wear: 155	Doorsills or frames: 155
Glass bottles or jars: 152	Dishwashers: 152
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 145	Keys, key rings or key chains: 144
Billiards or pool: 143	Other windows or window glass: 142
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 142	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 142
Swimming pools: 142	Sheets or pillowcases: 142
Lubricants: 137	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 137
Automatic doors: 134	Electric heating pads: 133
Water slides: 133	Bench or table saws: 133
Volleyball: 130	Microwave ovens: 128
Scaffolding: 126	Other manual workshop tools: 123
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 120	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 120
Other ranges: 120	Lighter fluids: 118
Power hedge trimmers: 118	Sinks: 118
Toolboxes or tool kits: 117	Other ovens: 112
Other ball sports: 112	Garden tractors: 112
Cribs: 111	Mattresses: 110
Light bulbs: 108	Lighters: 108
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 106	Gasoline: 106
Escalators: 106	Tractors: 105
Floor lamps or table lamps: 104	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 101
Built-in swimming pools: 95	Aquariums or accessories: 94
Hatchets or axes: 93	Diving or diving boards: 91
Chains: 89	Sports and recreational activity: 89
Cabinet or door hardware: 89	Kerosene or oil heaters: 89
Ramps or landings: 88	Nonglass doors: 88
Stepladders: 88	Awls, chisels or planes: 88
Power lawn mowers: 85	Wooden containers: 84
Manual scissors: 84	Tricycles: 84
Water tubing: 84	Grocery or shopping carts: 82
Rotary power lawn mowers: 82	Hand saws: 82
High chairs: 82	Blankets: 81
Methyl alcohol: 80	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 80
Rugby: 80	Handrails, railings or banisters: 79
Glue guns: 77	Wading pools: 76
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 76	Wood paneling and particleboard: 76
Tools: 76	Inflatable toys: 76
Glass soft drink bottles: 76	Fire extinguishers: 76
Baby bottles or nipples: 76	Camping equipment: 76
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 76	Heaters or heating systems: 72
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 71	Hair dryers: 71
Band saws: 71	Gas ranges: 71
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 71	Nonelectric blankets: 71
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 71	Electric brooms: 68
Tape recorders or players: 68	Other furnaces: 68
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 68	Hammers: 66
Manicuring devices: 66	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 66
Archery: 66	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 66
Electric razors or shavers: 66	Other upholstered chairs: 66
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 66	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 66
Kerosene: 66	Electric lighting equipment: 66
Towels or cloths: 66	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 66
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 66	Laundry soaps or detergents: 66
Storm windows: 66	Paper bags: 66
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 66	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 57
Soaps: 41	First aid equipment: 40
Electric baseboard heaters: 40	Nonbaby mattresses: 40
Baby baths or bathinettes: 40	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 38
Workshop furnishings: 38	Other portable or stationary power tools: 38
Paint or varnish thinners: 38	Portable baby swings: 36
Storm doors with glass panels: 36	Batteries: 36
Washing machines: 35	Mountain climbing: 35
Plastic products: 35	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 35
Lighting equipment: 35	Clothing: 35
Paper products: 23	Book bags or back carriers: 23
Glass doors: 23	Bleaches: 23
Electric deep fryers: 18	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 18
Vacuum containers: 18	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 18
Roller hockey: 18	Electric waffle irons: 18
Portable power drills and accessories: 17	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 17
Massage devices or vibrators: 17	Drills: 17
Bottles or jars: 17	Lockers: 17
Christmas decorations: 17	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 17
General purpose household cleaners: 17	Plastic wrapping products: 17
Recliner chairs: 17	Lacrosse: 17
Drain cleaners: 17	Darts: 17
Clothing accessories: 17	Window screens: 17
Other electric lighting equipment: 17	Pillows: 17
Power tillers or cultivators: 17	Playpens: 17
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 17	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 17
Slow cookers: 17	Steam irons: 17
Faucets or spigots: 10	Desk supplies: 5
Field hockey: 5	Toy boxes or chests: 5
Baby strollers: 5	Car seats: 5
Hot tubs or home spas: 5	Bed rails, adult: 5
Other nonglass doors: 5	Seesaws or teeterboards: 5
Pogo sticks: 5	General home or room involvement in fires: 5
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 5	Baby changing tables: 5
Matches: 5	Scooters, unpowered: 5
Metal cookware: 5	Baby walkers or jumpers: 5
Hammocks: 5	Baby gates or barriers: 5
Vending machines: 5	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 5

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